Something more dainty – a mini peach macaron and a Japanese-style cheesecake. The macaron was so-so, but the cheesecake was heavenly.
Tag Archives: sweets
High Tea – Part 1
M has a sweet tooth, so on her Hen’s Day we decided to go out to high tea. I’d been researching the high teas given by various Sydney establishments, and decided on the Sofitel Wentworth hotel. They seemed to have a good deal and high quality food. I wasn’t disappointed.
First we attacked the savouries of chicken and mayo sandwiches, sour cream and mushroom choux bun, and smoked salmon roll. But it was the sweets that we were after. We started with scones.
Favourite Feeds – Blueberry Muffins
Blueberry muffins are staples of cafes, bakeries and take-away joints all around Australia, but often they’re stodgy and way too big. Hence my favourite blueberry muffins are homemade by me from a recipe I cut out of SMH years and years ago. It’s got the right muffin consistency but is light, moist, full of blueberry goodness, and cupcake size. The secret ingredient is natural yoghurt, which I think is better than buttermilk when making muffins.
Favourite Feeds – Portuguese Custard Tarts
Portuguese custard tarts have been available in Sydney for years now, but they are often soggy, cold, and not very appetising. It’s a far cry from the little bakery in Belem, Portugal, where the sweets were originally invented. I’d tasted these while in Portugal many moons ago, and hadn’t found an equivalent until I went to Sweet Belem in Petersham. They are baked fresh on-site, so the tart is warm, the pastry flakey, and the custard is nicely burnt and lightly sprinkled with cinnamon. With a coffee, it’s fantastic.
Favourite Feeds – Scones
Ah, I think this will be a rather long series since you’d know by now my fondness of food (and food photography). Let’s start off with baked goods, and the wonders of scones.
Nothing better than a freshly baked batch of scones lashed with lightly whipped cream and jam. Fortunately it’s also one of the easiest and quickest baking you can ever do. Perhaps I will bake a batch this weekend?
Masuya – Dessert
After that epic meal, it’s a wonder that we had room for dessert – but who doesn’t enjoy jelly and ice cream? This is a rather adult, decadent version of sake ice cream and plum wine jelly. Very different and refreshing.
Beach Wedding – Cake
The cake befits the simplicity of the reception. It was actually a lovely chocolate mud cake.
Surprisingly, it was light and very more-ish, unlike a lot of mud cakes these days which can really be on the heavy side.
Double Choc Chip Dessert
My mate and I baked double choc chip cookies one weekend. I had one left and decided to create a little dessert with ice cream and strawberries.
Wedding Banquet – Cake
And to end… the wedding cake. They can be quite simple of gargantuan affairs. This one is the latter.
It apparently took the cake-maker a month to create this. Taking a closer look, you can see why.
Admittedly, it’s a bit too showy for me, but hey, to each their own.
Wedding Banquet – Desserts
If the mains were wonderful then the desserts were fantastic.
I had a trio of creme brulee: vanilla, coconut and raspberry flavoured morsels. The vanilla one had the best flavour.
But my neighbour’s chocolate mousse bomb was just, wow. It was rich, smooth, not too sweet, and completely decadent.
Static and Silence 